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• Madonna - The Ultimate Collection | DVD | (18/09/2000) from £40.48   |  Saving you £-10.49 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £29.99

  In the world of music video looks are indeed everything and few stars have been better suited to exploiting the constantly mutating tastes of MTV faddism than the woman who literally looks like a million dollars. Showcasing Madonna's gift for associating herself with the prime movers in music and style, all the videos collected in this comprehensive two-disc collection are beautifully shot and instantly evoke the mood swings of popular culture in the 1980s and 90s. The Immaculate Collectioncovers the earlier period from "Lucky Star" to "Vogue", with highlights including the Catholic soap-opera of "Papa Don't Preach" and the videos for "Express Yourself", "Oh Father" and "Vogue" that helped send David Fincher on this way to directing features such as Seven and Fight Club. A Fincher video for "Bad Girl" also opens the second collection, covering the years 1993 to 1999, with Mark Romanek's treatment for "Rain" the standout offering from the first eight songs. Despite these early highlights, however, there is no denying the degree to which the videos get noticeably better overall when good songs are the driving force in the collection's second half, comprising five tracks from the Ray of Light album and the Austin Powers theme "Beautiful Stranger". Compared to the lightweight covers of "Fever" and "Love Don't Live Here Anymore", the pseudo-surrealism of "Bedtime Story", and flimsy flirtation with S&M in "Human Nature" these later videos are marked improvements. Although the Thomas Crown Affair eroticism of "The Power of Goodbye" already seems a little dated, the morphing black witch of "Frozen" and life on speed of "Ray of Light" are both wonderfully realised. Best of all is the closing moment of "Substitute for Love" when, having survived paparazzi harassment and the harsh, transmogrifying faces of the crowd, Madonna and child conjure a truly arresting moment of private joy and vindication. Nowhere is her ability to take the potentially embarrassing and make it both playful and moving more evident. Neither disc features any extra components, but the excellent sound quality is a reminder of why the music video format has been rejuvenated by DVD; buy The Ultimate Collection and your greatest hits CD will never seem quite the same again. --Steve Napleton

• The Dreamwarrior | DVD | (14/03/2016) from £7.19   |  Saving you £8.80 (122.39%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Asked to take his grandfather Old Pete Chasing Horse (August Schellenberg Free Willy) to a storytelling powwow in Sante Fe, teenager Shane Chasing Horse (Eddie Spears Hell on Wheels) jumps at the chance, mainly because he owes money to some local gangsters. As they journey across the wilds of South Dakota, , the tradition-bound elder regales 10 tales about the Lakota legends, to his initially resistant grandson, allowing the stories to continue their life on the winds of the lips of the living. The legends of the Native American nations come to life in this groundbreaking release; stories of star-crossed lovers, of courage and escape, of patience and humility, of making peace with the past, and of facing unknown horizons with an open heart, The Dreamwarrior takes you on a journey beyond your imagination! Extras: Making of/behind the scenes Director's commentary Dolby 5.1 and Dolby 2.0 audio options